“The Gheg Dialect and the Freedom of Association: A Specifically Albanian Paradox!”
By FILIP GURAZIU Memorie.al / There exists a paradox that cannot be overlooked by anyone who believes in the rule...
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“Gjon Mili worked as a photojournalist and journalist, notably for the renowned ‘Life’ magazine, through which he visited various countries and…” / The unknown side of the famous master of Albanian origin.
Memorie.al/ Gjon Mili is considered the most successful Albanian photographer in the world over the last 100 years. The publication...
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“Right after my father passed away in 1981, my brother Albert and I were notified to hand in our fanfare uniforms and were told not to attend any more concerts…” / The testimony of the son of Gjergj Bushi, the renowned musician from Durrës
Memorie.al / In the late 1970s, the Durrës Brass Band included, among others, three members with the same last name:...
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“I had become a ‘smuggler’ of poetry; I managed to sneak them out of prison secretly during meetings with my mother and brothers…” / The testimony of Visar Zhiti at the University of Illinois, USA, as a guest at the “Poetry Clinic.”
By Eda Zhiti Memorie.al/ It was a meeting of a different kind at the University of Illinois, UIC, the largest in...
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“When the toughest challenges were behind them, the project’s executors were met with a surprise, because…” / A rare account from the engineer who went head-to-head with Manush Myftiu regarding the construction of the 15-story hotel.
Memorie.al / In the art of Albanian construction, Hotel “Tirana International,” or the "15-story building" of the pre-90s era in...
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“Prison literature lends moral authority and dignity to the entirety of Albanian literature, precisely where it feels most in crisis, because…” / Reflections of the former head of the Institute for the Crimes of Communism.
By Agron Tufa Memorie.al/ We still do not fully know prison literature, or more broadly, the literature written by writers...
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“He was an unlimited spirit and, as such, valued freedom, about which he said; ‘I stay with people for education’, and when asked about a colleague of his in Shkodra…”/ The unknown side of the poet Frederik Reshpja
Memorie.al / The poet left behind very little poetry - only one book of less than two hundred pages in...
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“During the installation of the memorial, the guide Gabriel, a former survivor of that extermination camp, told us that the Albanians imprisoned there…” / The testimony of the specialist who installed Paskali’s sculpture in Mauthausen.
Memorie.al / Fifty-four years ago, by order of the leadership of the time, a group of Albanian specialists would begin...
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“Koliqi shows the vassalage of the Albanian communists, as zealous servants of foreigners, where he says; Why has God forsaken us in this manner, to the point of eating…” / The reflections of the well-known writer from the USA.
By NAUM PRIFTI Memorie.al / Koliqi's views on the Albanian diaspora in Italy and America and their efforts during the...
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“Just like Aleksandër Moisiu in the USA, when he was handed a telegram before the performance, read it and put it in his pocket, so too did Sandër Prosi, when he was told that his… had died” / The unknown story of the famous actor.
By Prof. Dr. Përparim Kabo Memorie.al / Honored Maestro, I am troubling you, I want to talk because the days...
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